I'm optimistic. I really do believe we're winning and the libs are desperate. They see a turnover in the judiciary ending their run on power. A few more constitutionalists on the bench and we may very well see a revival of the Republic.
I know you addressed this to someone else; but, I'd say I'm optimistic too - for America - not republicans and democrats.
The dems are done. If they got into office by mistake they wouldn't last because they don't know how to be other than what they are. Problem is, that describes the Ivory tower part of the Pubs too. They just can't help being what they are. And no one will constrain them anymore than the dems will constrain the radicals in their party. The ivory tower types see the base as their problem instead of themselves.
For the first time that I can remember, I'm actually looking forward to seeing the SCOTUS decisions that will be coming out next month when the Court ends it's session. All the years before I've dreaded this, wondering which rights the Court was going to strip away from us.